CITY

Official Website:
http://www.stpete.org/

Population:
248232 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1876

County:
Pinellas County

Founded by John C. Williams in 1876.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
St. Petersburg Times

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
St. Petersburg Theological Seminary	1983
Eckerd College	1958
Admiral Farragut Academy	1933
St. Petersburg College	1927

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Florida International Museum	1995
Salvador Dalν Museum	1982

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
Florida Orchestra	1968

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
First Advantage Corporation	2003
Home Shopping Network	1982
Jabil Circuit	1966
Raymond James Financial	1964

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
George MacIntyre	Football	30-Apr-1939	5-Jan-2016	Vanderbilt Head Coach, 1979-85
Terrence McNally	Playwright	3-Nov-1939		Frankie and Johnny
Jeff Miller	Politician	27-Jun-1959		Congressman, Florida 1st

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
George W. Cable	Author	12-Oct-1844	31-Jan-1925	Old Creole Days
Cal Hubbard	Football	31-Oct-1900	17-Oct-1977	NFL Hall of Famer, Baseball umpire
Jack Kerouac	Novelist	12-Mar-1922	21-Oct-1969	On The Road
Evel Knievel	Daredevil	17-Oct-1938	30-Nov-2007	Daredevil and one-time action figure
Joe Medwick	Baseball	24-Nov-1911	21-Mar-1975	MLB Hall of Famer
Ben Schwartzwalder	Football	2-Jun-1909	28-Apr-1993	Syracuse Head Coach, 1949-73
Reed Smoot	Politician	10-Jan-1862	9-Feb-1941	Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
J. Parnell Thomas	Government	16-Jan-1895	19-Nov-1970	HUAC chairman, took the Fifth
Thomas A. Watson	Engineer	18-Jan-1854	13-Dec-1934	Assistant to Alexander Graham Bell
Chic Young	Cartoonist	9-Jan-1901	14-Mar-1973	Creator of Blondie

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